Kurt Brindley's Blog, page 20
May 27, 2020
T-Minus Zero to Cool
Watching NASA TV pre-launch coverage of the SpaceX Crew Dragon DM-2 mission and I learned that the cool beep we hear at the beginning of each communication transmission between the astronauts and ground control is called a quindar. Yeah… Ain’t no cool like astronaut cool. #beammeupscottytheresnointelligentlifedownhere
Killing in the Name
Waiting for the trump statement to be released declaring the Minneapolis cops who murdered George Floyd to be good people… #GEORGEFLOYD #KILLINGINTHENAMEOF #WAKEUP #BLACKLIVESMATTER
May 26, 2020
Idiots are Contagious
Not sure if I’ve mentioned this before, but… We’re doomed. Georgia officials have apologized and corrected what was described as a “processing error” that wrongly showed a downward trend in the number of new daily infections in the state, making it appear as if new infections had dropped every day for two weeks. The error …
May 25, 2020
At Peace
Happy Memorial Day. Remember and appreciate those who died in our defense and enjoy the holiday at peace… #livefreeordietrying
May 24, 2020
I now introduce to you…
The next victim to soon be purged by cult daddy donny for speaking truth to power a nimrod. With the country starting to open up this holiday weekend, I again remind everyone that the coronavirus is not yet contained. It is up to every individual to protect themselves and their community. Social distancing, hand washing …
All 165 of Pink Floyd’s Songs Ranked?!
Impossible to do. Not because I think all of them are great, which very well may be. But because I basically only know songs from The Wall and Dark Side of the Moon. But Bill Wyman writing for Vulture thinks it’s possible. Anyway, whether you’re into Floyd or not, or into rankings or not, for …
May 23, 2020
The Great Wall of Mistrust
I have much respect and admiration for Chinese folks and China and its fabled history. I yearn to visit the noble land someday; however I have absolutely no love for the Chinese government. It’s been stealing the U.S’ lunch money for decades now. For perspective: I have absolutely no love for my own present government …
May 22, 2020
The Leaves Green Grow Wild
the leaves green grow wild wherever their seeds may blow wild, aye, but resolved
Surviving the Sacrifice
As we roll into Memorial Day Weekend to honor those service members who died in our defense, it pays to remember that there are far too many who served and sacrificed and survived the traumas of war, only to find that because of their sacrifice, they are unable to survive the traumas of life after …
May 21, 2020
The Indelible Shining
Great movie despite Stephen King’s protestations* — it’s one of those rare occasions when the movie out shines, so to speak, the book, which I found mostly laughable and long (as I do with most of King’s books) — and despite the horrible decision to cast Shelley Duvall, which, of course, resulted in her horrible …
